Violence around Mozambique's disputed election in October 2024 saw an estimated 300 people killed and led to about 13,000 fleeing across the border into southern Malawi.

As the dust settles and the true cost emerges, Mozambican and Malawian officials have begun a drive to repatriate those who fled the violence.

The election saw Daniel Chapo from the ruling Frelimo party take over from outgoing President Filipe Nyusi, who was not allowed to run again after completing the two terms allowed by the constitution.

Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane claimed that the election was rigged, sparking massive protests across the country.

When Mozambique's highest court, the Constitutional Council, confirmed Chapo's victory — continuing the leftist party's dominance of Mozambican politics since independence from Portugal in 1975 — the protests intensified.

Most refugees came to the Nsanje district in southern Malawi, which is geographically surrounded by Mozambique.

While opposition politicians talked of fraudulent........

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